Practical Identification Atlas of TCM Herbal Preparations

Author: Yan Wenmei
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The book Practical Identification Atlas of Chinese Herbal Pieces compiled by us includes 137 root and rhizome pieces, 32 stem and wood pieces, 16 bark pieces, 20 leaf pieces, 27 flower pieces, 124 fruit and seed pieces, 53 whole herb pieces, 5 resin pieces, 8 algae and fungus pieces, 40 animal pieces, 21 mineral pieces, and 31 other pieces, totaling 12 categories and 513 types, approximately 1,200 kinds of Chinese herbal pieces. This book also includes commercial overviews, processing methods, and prescription applications that are not commonly recorded in general Chinese medicine books, enhancing its practicality. With a focus on the identification of Chinese herbal pieces and their color illustrations, previous books on Chinese medicine identification often relied on textual descriptions and hand-drawn illustrations of medicinal materials, making it difficult to accurately understand their morphology and prone to errors. This book uses actual color photographs, providing realistic and accurate representations. The book contains about 800,000 words and over 1,200 color illustrations. The species identification in the book is reliable, the selected medicinal materials and pieces are comprehensive, representative, and have complete identification features with prominent key points. The text is concise, easy to understand, and rich in content. All color illustrations are shot using high-quality reversal film, with real-life photography, clear images, strong sense of depth, no shadows, lifelike and accurate colors, demonstrating strong scientific and practical value. It is an extremely useful reference book for the pharmaceutical industry.